Nam Popularity by Year
Follow Nam across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nam birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 8 | #8,910 | Down 598 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 9 | #8,312 | Up 609 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 8 | #8,921 | Up 3,409 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 5 | #12,330 | Down 5,632 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 12 | #6,698 | Down 718 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 14 | #5,980 | Down 827 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 18 | #5,153 | Down 47 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 18 | #5,106 | Down 1,113 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 26 | #3,993 | Down 3 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 26 | #3,990 | Down 306 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 29 | #3,684 | Up 1,568 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 17 | #5,252 | Down 939 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 22 | #4,313 | Down 599 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 28 | #3,714 | Up 78 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 27 | #3,792 | Up 449 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 23 | #4,241 | Down 520 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 28 | #3,721 | Up 1,766 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 16 | #5,487 | Down 2,397 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 37 | #3,090 | Up 1,585 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 19 | #4,675 | Down 1,060 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 26 | #3,615 | Down 541 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 32 | #3,074 | Up 902 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 21 | #3,976 | Down 526 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 25 | #3,450 | Up 271 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 22 | #3,721 | Down 298 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 24 | #3,423 | Down 47 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 23 | #3,376 | Down 594 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 29 | #2,782 | Up 479 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 22 | #3,261 | Down 778 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 31 | #2,483 | Down 230 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 35 | #2,253 | Up 54 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 34 | #2,307 | Down 457 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 45 | #1,850 | Up 617 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 29 | #2,467 | Down 572 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 41 | #1,895 | Up 154 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 36 | #2,049 | Down 283 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 43 | #1,766 | Down 35 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 40 | #1,731 | Up 3 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 38 | #1,734 | Up 26 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 35 | #1,760 | Down 308 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 46 | #1,452 | Down 254 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 58 | #1,198 | Up 24 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 56 | #1,222 | Up 120 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 49 | #1,342 | Down 83 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 53 | #1,259 | Up 265 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 40 | #1,524 | Up 855 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 20 | #2,379 | Up 189 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 17 | #2,568 | Up 469 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 13 | #3,037 | Down 529 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 17 | #2,508 | Up 243 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 14 | #2,751 | — |